Native Shrubs Flowering Shrubs For Sale In Texas

Pruning should always be associated with re-invigorating a plant by allowing it to focus its energies on producing more vigorous branches, foliage, and flowers. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part...

Plants will sometimes also produce less flowers as a result of too much nitrogen. Also, plants with insufficient amounts of Phosphorus may have poorer root systems. Leaves are long narrow deep evergreen.

We recommend feeding your Clethra Sixteen Candles in the very early spring and again in mid fall after all new growth has hardened off. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows.

A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.

The flowers bloom on the previous season's growth, so you must wait to prune until blooms expire to avoid cutting off the developing flower buds. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to...

Winter Gold Winterberry Holly is a deciduous female holly that produces ornamental pink-orange berries that persist well into winter, changing to golden yellow and providing wonderful winter interest on otherwise bare stems.

Color Guard Yucca has slightly arching, sword-shaped, striped leaves of creamy-white against dark green provides great architectural interest. There are many slow-release fertilizers on the market.

A profusion of bright red berries brighten the winter landscape and provide food for birds. A male pollenizer, such as Jim Dandy Holly is required for berry set. Extremely hardy.

Gulfstream Nandina benefits from an fertilizer which can help raise the nutrient level of the soil such as by Espoma. Pruning has been described as a “combination of art and science.” I personally find pruning to be one of the most relaxing yet rewarding...

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. Although it is tempting to spend less time by not raking the mulch back during fertilization, the results will be less than desirable, if...

As mentioned when to prune your Variegated Yellow Twig Dogwood is completely up to the gardener. This is not to be rushed. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows.

The most important reason for pruning Nandinas is to improve the overall health of the plant which in turn will reward you with a flush of new growth. Commercial manure or compost can be applied yearly around the base of the nandina.

Proper fertilization of your Munchkin Oakleaf Hydrangea will lead to healthier and more disease resistant plants, as well as provide you with many more enjoyable blooms. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until...

Crape Myrtle Princess Kylie reaches 2.5 to 3 feet tall and wide. These new plant varieties came out of a local hybridization program that took a number of years to develop. Also try them in containers on the patio.

Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. Yucca Bright Edge is a striking small selection of the deer-resistant , drought-tolerant American Southeast native Yucca.

In choosing the basic type of fertilizer to suit your Pieris Katsura, it is important to determine what you need your Physocarpus to do. We highly recommend that you mulch your Pieris Katsura with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch...

As mentioned earlier when to prune your Red Twig Dogwood is completely up to the gardener. This is not to be rushed. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows. There is quite bit of debate, about larger pruning jobs involving Red Twig...

Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. Fertilizing at this time may stimulate new growth that will be too tender to withstand the winter. This is not to be rushed.

The snow-white flowers are large and come on in such profusion you'd think a blizzard had hit your shrub overnight! This spectacular shrub is easy to grow. Wherever it goes it will be a crowd pleaser.

Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements. Nandina Lemon Limet is shrub that should be pruned in the late winter to encourage new growth.

Maintenance of Pucker Up Red Twig Dogwood is minimal once established. This is a plant I am very excited about and think that if you give it a try you will be equally as excited. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day...

The amount of chemical fertilizer used per plant will vary with the size of the plant and it's root system. When you have selected your fertilizer and are ready to apply it, be sure to rake your mulch back to the drip line of each plant.

If a Double Play Artisan Spirea is being trained as an hedge, it would need to be pruned differently than if it were being grown as a specimen form. This is not to be rushed. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment...

The mound of lance like leaves will mature to 2'-4' with a spread of 3'-5'. They only fail in cold wet exposed inland positions where they are better grown as container plants. Adams Needle Yuccas are hardier than they appear.

This moderate grower reaches 4 to 5 feet tall and wide. These new plant varieties came out of a local hybridization program that took a number of years to develop. Foliage: New growth emerges a rich dark green, changing to an equally vibrant reddish yellow...

Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. Fertilizing at this time may stimulate new growth that will be too tender to withstand the winter. This is not to be rushed.

For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection. Shipped 18 to 24 inches tall. Cultivate for the first two years. Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart.